June, 1921 
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pure unadulterated pleasure give me a 
fine June morning on one of the Lau- 
rentian streams within a hundred miles 
of Montreal. You are perhaps a thou- 
sand feet above sea level, the air so 
pure that meat dries without putrify- 
ing, the troutlets are abundant and 
game to the core, and the cream and 
maple syrup beyond compare. Select 
a five-ounce rod, drawn gut, flies from 
No. 8 down to 00, and I will promise 
you an experience you will not forget 
in a hurry. The natives do not under- 
stand fishing fine and far off — on the 
contrary, they usually select a hook 
that would do for cod and transfix 
therewith a generous chunk of beef, or 
more likely venison, for the game war- 
dens are political appointees, who un- 
derstand their duties. They know that 
provided they vote right and often they 
are doing their bit, and can look the 
whole world in the face. 
British Columbia and Alaska are too 
far off for most men, but should your 
business or your pleasure call you to 
either of them, do not forget your rod. 
The rainbow trout is a glorious fellow, 
and the steelhead is a champion fight 
er. Unforunately, none of the so-called 
salmon of the Pacific coast are com- 
parable with the true Scdmo salar of 
the Atlanic, notwithstanding all fran- 
tic assertions to the contrary. A spring 
salmon of 35 pounds or so is certainly 
a noble fish, but when you can capture 
him on a big spoon affixed to a hand 
line, weighted with a railway spike, as 
I have seen done at Fort Wrangell, you 
are more inclined to wipe away a tear 
than applaud the captor. 
THE SOURCE OF THE 
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barred night-hawk whirs by, its 
white wing-patches like a sudden flash 
or light; with a lop and zoom it van- 
ishes in the green gloom of the pines. 
Then a tiny crescent feather of a moon 
creeps softly above the horizon’s rim, 
and there is silence. 
“0 cool night wind, 0 tremulous 
stars”, sang the poet long ago in his 
English garden, surely on such a night. 
How often the watcher has longed for 
this hour need not be told. He is here 
now, in Maine, and life is once more 
intelligible and good. In the perfect- 
ness of it imagination is supreme: Was 
that quiet splash not the canoe-paddle 
of the Indian revisiting his ancient 
home? 
But in daylight the dam is more won- 
derful, and more practical. For this 
is where you fish. What a paradox to 
find the lake’s best fishing within fifty 
yards of your cabin. But true. Go 
where you like, the best fishing in 
Moosehead is from the dam. Both 
classes, the slothful and the skilful, 
make at top-speed for the dam. 
As he is about to place foot on this 
straight structure, the novice gets a 
jolt. He is stunned by a barrage of 
prohibitions; he is menaced by signs 
innumerable. threatening, bellicose. 
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Some Selections From 
T HE variety to be found in Abbey 
& Imbrie tackle is as great as the 
variety in anglers and their needs — 
it covers the requirements in any 
waters and for any fish. And each 
item represents in design and con- 
struction what the Abbey & Imbrie 
experience of a century in equipping 
anglers has determined to be the best 
for the purpose, obtainable at the 
price asked. 
Ask for Abbey & Imbrie 
Tackle at the Best Stores 
ABBEY & IMBRIE 
Division of Baker, Murray & Imbrie, Inc, 
97 Chambers Street, New York City 
ABBEY & IMBRIE 
CENTENNIAL 
FLY-ROD 
Best selected six-strip 
Tonkin cane, split and 
glued by hand. Three 
pieces and extra tip. 
Hand made nickel silver 
ferrules and reel seat. 
Agate guide on butt and 
agate top on tips, other 
guides bronze snake. 
Ring cork grip. Expert 
workmanship through- 
out. Bamboo case for 
tips, which fits into the 
canvas partition bag. 
Four sizes, i% to 6h£ 
ounces and 8 y 2 to 10 
feet. Two qualities — A 
and B. Retail at $40 
and $30 each. 
“GLOWBODY” f 
MINNOW 
Permanently luminous 
material in crystal body 
makes “Glowbody” visi- 
ble to fish in darkest 
waters, and particularly 
at night. A glowing, wrig- 
gling thing of tremendous 
interesttothebass. Double 1 
hooks easily detached and 
single hook substituted if 
late-season orders for the ‘ 
could not fill will be glad to learn that there is now 
a supply. Retail at $1.00 each. 
desired. Dealers whose 
Glowbody” last year we 
“WATERSNAKE” 
LINE 
An enameled silk line of 
excellent quality. Special 
softening finish makes it 
very pliable. For trout 
or bass. The “Water- 
snake” is one of our most 
popular lines for fly cast- 
ing. Dark green color. 
25 yards on card, 4 con- 
nected. Three sizes, 12, 15 and 20-lbs. test. Retail at 
$1.50 per card for 12-lb.; $1.75 for 15-lb. ; $2.25 for 20-lb. 
CRESCENT 
LIGHTWEIGHT 
REEL 
A single action reel, new 
for 1921. Nickel silver. 
Frame and reel seat in 
one piece. Taken apart 
by removal of one screw. 
Three sizes — 80, 100 and 
120 yards capacity. Sup- 
plied also with oxidized 
finish. Retail at $2.85, 
$3.10 and $3.35 
each. 
KNICKERBOCKER FISHING TACKLE KIT 
A PLACE FOR EVERY THING 
EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE 
Ask your dealer or address: 
KNICKERBOCKER CASE CO., Mfrs., 226 N. Clinton St., CHICAGO 
Carries a 
Complete Tackle Outfit 
BROWN COWHIDE LEATHER 
ALUMINUM TRAYS 
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